Monthly Archives: January 2017

The end of every month is a good time to review your goals and see how you’re doing. The year I made this a monthly practice was the year I became a productive and consistent writer. Acknowledging I had met or worked toward my goals and had pages to show for it allowed me to […]

The marches, which happened all over the globe, were peaceful. People of all ages, races, ethnicities, abilities, religions, and sexual preferences marched together. Peacefully. Yes, we were anti-Trump, but we were pro-love, pro-activism, pro-peace. We held signs that proclaimed Black Lives Matter, Women’s Rights = Human Rights; Love is Love; and so much more. The […]

Seriously, how are you doing on your 2017 goals? Leave comments to share. Here’s where I am on mine: I’ve written the first two essays of the #52essays2017. Special shout out to Vanessa Matir for creating this challenge after successfully challenging herself last year. Watch her video to learn more. I’ve completed two assignments for […]

Before the world-wide web, I floated free in the literary universe, with barely an attachment to people, places, or things to help me find my way. The old idea of the writer alone with a bottle of scotch, a pack of cigarettes, sleeves rolled up, sitting in front of a typewriter staring at a blank […]

Happy New Year! This is the time we look back on the past year and assess or reflect on how it went. Not only for the country and the world, but for ourselves personally. It’s also the time we traditionally make resolutions for the new year. I’ve made them for most of my life. The […]